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Meet the International assistant captains for the 2024 Presidents Cup, who hail from four different countries

cameron jourdan
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International Team captain Trevor Immelman (left) and assistant captain Mike Weir (right) watch on the 11th hole during the four-ball match play of the Presidents Cup golf tournament at Quail Hollow Club. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports
International Team captain Trevor Immelman (left) and assistant captain Mike Weir (right) watch on the 11th hole during the four-ball match play of the Presidents Cup golf tournament at Quail Hollow Club. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports

Mike Weir, captain of the International team at the 2024 Presidents Cup in Canada at Royal Montreal Golf Club, has plenty of experience among his captain's assistants. The International team has assistants from four different countries that will try to help the team win for only the second time in the event's history.

The biennial competition is Sept. 26-29 and pits a 12-man International squad (minus the European nations) against a 12-man U.S. team. The Americans lead the all-time series 12-1-1 and have never lost on home soil. The lone International win came in 1998 at Royal Melbourne.

Here's a look at the five International assistant captains:

Ernie Els

Captain Ernie Els of South Africa and the International team reacts on the first tee prior to Friday foursome matches on day two of the 2019 Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne Golf Course on December 13, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)
Captain Ernie Els of South Africa and the International team reacts on the first tee prior to Friday foursome matches on day two of the 2019 Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne Golf Course on December 13, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)

Els, a 19-time PGA Tour winner, has appeared in eight Presidents Cups (1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013) and holds the record for most matches won by an International Team player (20). The South African amassed an all-time 20-18-2 record and is third overall in matches won, trailing Tiger Woods (27) and Phil Mickelson (26) and tied with Jim Furyk (20). Els served as a captain’s assistant to Nick Price in 2017 before being named International Team Captain in 2019.

Trevor Immelman

The 2022 Presidents Cup International Team Captain is back as an assistant. The 2008 Masters champion played a pivotal role in the continued development of the International Team following Els’ creation of the shield. The 44-year-old returns to the team for his second stint as a captain’s assistant after first serving under fellow countryman Els in 2019.

Shigeki Maruyama

Shigeki Maruyama of Japan drives from the 2nd tee on the final day of the British Open Golf championship on the Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland Sunday, July 23, 2000.
Shigeki Maruyama of Japan drives from the 2nd tee on the final day of the British Open Golf championship on the Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland Sunday, July 23, 2000.

Maruyama competed in the Presidents Cup in 1998 and 2000, compiling a 6-2-0 record, including a 5-0-0 performance in the former, when the International Team defeated the U.S. Team in Australia, 20½-11½. He is one of only six players in Presidents Cup history to post a 5-0-0 record on the week.

Geoff Ogilvy

Geoff Ogilvy at the 2019 Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne Golf Course in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo: Daniel Pockett/Getty Images)
Geoff Ogilvy at the 2019 Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne Golf Course in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo: Daniel Pockett/Getty Images)

Ogilvy returns to the Presidents Cup for a fourth time in the role of a captain’s assistant (2017, 2019, 2022). The 46-year-old Australian played on three consecutive International Teams (2007, 2009, 2011), where he amassed 7-6-1 record. Ogilvy owns eight career PGA Tour victories, including the 2006 U.S. Open and three World Golf Championships.

Camilo Villegas

International Team assistant captain Camilo Villegas watches on the 15th hole during the four-ball match play of the Presidents Cup golf tournament at Quail Hollow Club. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports
International Team assistant captain Camilo Villegas watches on the 15th hole during the four-ball match play of the Presidents Cup golf tournament at Quail Hollow Club. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports

Villegas, 42, will return in 2024 after making his debut as a captain’s assistant in 2022 at Quail Hollow Club. The Colombian represented the International Team at the 2009 Presidents Cup at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco.

This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Meet the International assistant captains for the 2024 Presidents Cup, who hail from four different countries